New MS research at The Neuro examines a promising avenue to slow disease progression

By Sophie Lorenzo, The Neuro Researchers at the Clinical Research Unit of The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) are among the first in Montreal...
May 27, 2021

Why social support matters: New study reveals a structural and functional signature in the brains of individuals lacking regular social support

Source: MILA Canada CIFAR AI Chair Danilo Bzdok, researcher at the Neuro and Mila – Quebec AI Institute, and colleagues uncovered brain substrates...
May 19, 2021

Neuropsychiatric symptoms may be tied to presence of tau in the brain

Discovery may help in the development of targeted therapeutics Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by the accumulation in the brain of the amyloid and...
May 19, 2021

Of concern

McGill researchers take a leading role in Canada's new Coronavirus Variants Rapid Response Network, which aims to track and monitor harmful coronavirus variants...
May 19, 2021

New guidance released for individuals with gene variants related to increased risk of breast, pancreatic and ovarian cancers

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) has released an important new clinical practice resource from a global team of specialists...
May 13, 2021

A sweet solution to hard brain implants

Study uses sugar to make and deliver pudding-like brain implants that reduce foreign body response Brain implants are used to treat neurological dysfunction,...
May 13, 2021

Study shows how our brains sync hearing with vision

To make sense of complex environments, brain waves constantly adapt, compensating for drastically different sound and vision processing speeds Every high-school physics student...
May 13, 2021

The Gnotobiotic Research Platform is open for business

The RI-MUHC and McGill University form a hub to integrate microbiome research activities Source: RI-MUHC. The Gnotobiotic Research Platform, under the leadership of Irah...
April 28, 2021

Decoding the brain

Scientists at the Ludmer Centre are tackling mental health research with a multidisciplinary, big-data approach. By Diana Kwon How do alterations in the...
April 21, 2021

Under 30 and sexually active? It’s a good idea to get tested for chlamydia and gonorrhea

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care recommends routine screening Source: CMAJ Anyone sexually active under age 30 should be offered testing for chlamydia...
April 19, 2021

McGill researchers find new insight in the battle with antibiotic resistance

By David McFadden Bacteria have been dominating a kind of invisible arms race, constantly evolving tactics to evade the effects of antibiotics. It’s...
April 12, 2021

More than $1.8M to support open EEG data

Brain Canada grant will fuel international collaboration and optimize data sharing for the research community Brain Canada has awarded a 2019 Platform Support...
April 8, 2021